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Laurence Kennedy An advocate in Perth came to the rescue of a pet dog that seemed set for certain death.

England's children's commissioner has called for the burden of proof in child sexual abuse cases to be lowered because the system as it stands in “not fit for purpose”. Anne Longfield's suggestion comes after a ruling in the family court that 13-month-old Poppi Worthington was, on a balance of p

A retired academic who contracted a rare form of cancer which he claimed was the result of exposure to asbestos during the course of his employment at a university has had an action for £180,000 damages dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session assoilzied the defenders after ruling that the pursue

Sheriff Principal Pyle A sheriff principal has suggested a number of reforms to the handling of domestic abuse cases, among them bringing serious cases to trial within weeks.

Michael Gove Failure to timeously publish the UK government's plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a UK bill of rights could affect May's Holyrood elections MPs have warned the Justice Secretary Michael Gove.

Thomas Ross Following the news one of the families involved in the Glasgow bin lorry crash as well as two families in an earlier case are to launch private prosecutions, advocates have appeared on the BBC to discuss some of the issues related to private prosecutions.

Children should help design new legal documents to ensure the views of youngsters are heard whenever possible in family court cases, says the Faculty of Advocates. Currently, forms are used to inform a child of an action and to seek his or her views, but the forms have been widely criticised.

MSPs on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee have recommended that the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill should proceed as a consolidation bill, in a report published today. The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill is what is known as a consolidation bill and it is the first such bill to be referred to this

Three hundred City lawyers have come together to support the UK's continued membership of the European Union, the Financial Times reports. Led by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's John Davies, the lawyers from several firms are considering whether to derogate from their firms' neutrality on the issue

Four undergraduates from the University of Dundee are raising financial support as they prepare to compete in an international moot.

(L-R): George Osborne and Arun Jaitley India is to press ahead with liberalising the country's legal services market to allow foreign lawyers the right to operate in the jurisdiction.

A woman who was found guilty of dangerous driving after falling asleep at the wheel and crashing into an oncoming vehicle has lost an appeal against conviction. Judges in the Criminal Appeal Court ruled that in the absence of special circumstances the act of falling asleep is a “voluntary act” a

A man who murdered his wife has had his appeal against conviction on the basis the trial judge was biased towards the prosecution thrown out. Alan Humphrey, 57, from Glasgow, claimed he had suffered a miscarriage of justice after he was found guilty of murdering his wife Angela in 2014. He claimed L

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has today supported the general principles of a Scottish government bill that aims to improve how the justice system responds to abusive behaviour. The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm Bill aims to prevent abuse, harassment or sexual harm in a number of

Dr Carolyn Côté-Lussier Social inequality is directly linked to public support for increasingly harsh criminal justice policy in the UK despite falling crime rates, a study by the London School of Economics (LSE) has found.